Jon Pearson
SS.org Regular
The VII has my favorite high gain modes from any of the Marks. That's from owning two different IIIs (red and blue stripe), both a rev A and B IV, a V25, and honorable mentions of the Triaxis and Studio Pre.Since grabbing a V:35 I’ve moved from the 5150 camp towards the Mark. Crunch on that is just amazing, works great with and without a boost with just a few adjustments. I prefer the IV mode on the second channel, the IIC mode doesn’t have quite the oomf I want (or not dialing it in right!), while the Xtreme is too over the top. None of them are bad, but just don’t hit the level of pissed off I like. Definitely makes me interested in a real IV if prices ever get reasonable again.
The VII has me interested also as a companion to V, but I don’t think I’d get as much out of it since I mainly just want to play metal with it. Unless the channel 3 modes are superior to what I have? Change my mind?
Not everyone agrees with me, but I felt strongly enough about it that I traded my Mark III when I got my VII.